VENICE — A man driving with a blood-alcohol level more than four times the legal limit struck the rear of a Sarasota County Sheriff’s patrol unit Wednesday morning at Center Road and Rockley Boulevard, according to an SCSO report.

John Tauber, 26, of the 400 block of Menendez Street, Venice, was charged with DUI, DUI with property damage and leaving the scene of an accident after striking the rear of the deputy’s car shortly after 8 a.m. and attempting to flee, the report states. The deputy was not hurt.

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